Do Romanian passport holders need a visa for Singapore?

By Prajjwal Kohli · Travel Content Writer, Tripmojo · Updated August 23, 2026 · Reviewed by Simran Raheja

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No. Romanian citizens do not need a visa to visit Singapore. Romania is not on the ICA’s visa-required list, so you are issued a visit pass at the checkpoint for tourism, business meetings or family visits. The Romanian foreign ministry describes the allowance as 90 days, but the ICA’s position is that the electronic visit pass issued on arrival sets your actual stay, so check the e-Pass rather than assuming. The free SG Arrival Card must be submitted in the three days before you land, and your passport needs six months of validity; a Romanian identity card is not accepted.

Quick facts

Visa-free

Visa required: No, visa-free entry
Length of stay: Set by the visit pass on arrival; MAE quotes 90 days
Purpose covered: Tourism, business meetings, social and family visits
Entry formality: SG Arrival Card, within 3 days before arrival, free
Passport validity: At least 6 months
Identity card: Not accepted; Singapore is outside the EU
Cost: Free

Entry requirements

A Romanian passport, electronic or temporary, valid for at least six months. The ICA counts from arrival; the Romanian MAE says to count from the date you leave Singapore, so plan for the stricter reading.
An SG Arrival Card submitted online in the three days before arrival, including the day of arrival. It is free on the ICA site or the MyICA app.
Proof of onward or return travel, and enough cash or cards for the stay.
An address in Singapore, or the details of the person you are staying with.

What happens on arrival

Submit the SG Arrival Card no earlier than three days before you land. For a Saturday arrival that means from Thursday onward. Earlier submissions are rejected, so it cannot be done when you book.

At the checkpoint the officer issues an electronic visit pass rather than a stamp. The e-Pass, sent by email and retrievable on the ICA portal, states the last day you may stay. That date is the rule.

Singapore fingerprints all foreign visitors on entry and exit (the BioScreen system the MAE notes in its advice), so allow a few extra minutes at the counter.

If you need longer, apply for an extension through the ICA e-Service before the pass expires. It is discretionary, not automatic.

Good to know

Romania’s Schengen accession changed nothing for this trip. Joining the Schengen area for air and sea borders in March 2024 and for land borders in January 2025 altered how Romanians move inside Europe, not how Singapore treats them. Romanian passport holders were already visa-exempt for Singapore, and the ICA list is drawn up by nationality, not by Schengen membership. If you are searching because you assumed the rules shifted, they did not.
The two governments describe the stay differently, and only one of them runs the border. The Romanian MAE’s travel conditions say 90 days, accumulable within a 180-day window before a fresh 90 can be granted. The ICA says the period is whatever the visit pass issued at the checkpoint states. For most Romanian tourists the two agree in practice, but treat the MAE figure as a ceiling and the e-Pass as the number you are bound by. A shorter pass is not an error to argue about at the counter.
Leave the carte de identitate at home as a travel document. Romanians now cross most European borders without a passport, and the ICA’s six-month validity rule catches people whose passport sat in a drawer while the ID card did the travelling. Check the passport expiry before booking, not before leaving.
Romania has a resident embassy in Singapore, which matters if your passport is lost or stolen mid-trip: a replacement travel document can be handled locally rather than through a mission in Bangkok or Jakarta. Singapore is also unusually severe on drugs, with the death penalty for trafficking, which the MAE advice flags specifically.
Romania’s long-haul connections to Singapore run through a Gulf or European hub, and the transit country answers its own question. Singapore imposes nothing on a Romanian in transit, but the layover airport might, so check the connection separately rather than assuming the destination’s rule covers it.
A pasaport simplu temporar is accepted, but its 12-month validity collides with Singapore’s six-month rule. The Romanian passport directorate issues the temporary booklet for a year, so one that is more than six months old already fails the ICA check at the airline desk, and the DGP does not issue it for tourism in any case. Book on an electronic passport, or apply for one before the trip rather than after.
Vapes are illegal in Singapore and Changi runs checks on arriving passengers. The ICA tells anyone carrying an e-cigarette to go through the Red Channel after baggage collection, declare it and drop it in the disposal bin, which avoids the fine; being found with one instead means a fine of up to S$2,000 and, for a foreigner who is convicted, deportation and a re-entry bar. Leave it in Bucharest or bin it at the connecting airport.

Frequently asked questions

Do Romanian citizens need a visa for Singapore?

No. Romania is not on the ICA’s visa-required list, so Romanian passport holders enter without a visa and are issued a visit pass on arrival.

How long can Romanians stay in Singapore without a visa?

The visit pass issued at the checkpoint decides it. The Romanian MAE quotes 90 days, accumulable over 180 days, but the ICA treats the e-Pass date as the binding one, so check what you were given.

Did Romania joining Schengen change the Singapore visa rules?

No. Singapore’s exemption list is by nationality and Romania was already on the visa-free side of it. Schengen membership in 2024 and 2025 affected travel within Europe only.

Can I enter Singapore with a Romanian identity card?

No. Singapore requires a passport with at least six months of validity. The carte de identitate only works for travel inside the EU and a few neighbouring countries.

Is the SG Arrival Card mandatory for Romanians?

Yes. It is a free electronic arrival and health declaration, not a visa, submitted on the ICA site or MyICA app within three days before arrival. Third-party sites charging for it are not endorsed by the ICA.

Can Romanians work in Singapore on the visa-free entry?

No. The visit pass covers tourism, meetings and visits. Employment needs a work pass arranged with Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower before you start, as the Romanian MAE advice also states.

Is there a Romanian embassy in Singapore?

Yes. Romania maintains an embassy in Singapore, which handles consular help including lost or stolen passports during a visit.

Can a Romanian child travel to Singapore with only one parent?

Singapore does not ask for it, but Romania does at exit. A minor leaving with one parent needs the other parent’s declaratie notariala, authenticated by a Romanian notary and valid for three years, or a court order or death certificate in its place; with grandparents or a group, both parents sign one that names the escort and the destination. Romanian border police check it at Otopeni before you ever see Changi.

The e-Pass gave me fewer days than I need. How do I extend it?

Apply online through the ICA e-Service once the pass has 14 days or less left; counters do not take walk-ins. Processing takes about five working days and the length granted is ICA’s call. It is free unless the extension takes your total stay to 90 days or more from entry, when a S$40 fee applies.

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Sources

Every fact on this page was checked against the official sources below on 23 August 2026.

Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (Singapore) — Visa Requirements (Romania is absent from the visa-required list; "the period of stay is determined by the duration of the Visit Pass issued to you in the form of electronic visit pass (e-Pass) at the checkpoint"). Read 2026-08-23.
ICA — Entering Singapore (all non-Singaporean travellers need a passport with minimum 6 months validity; sufficient cash and proof of onward travel; Visit Pass extension via e-Service, subject to approval). Read 2026-08-23.
ICA — SG Arrival Card (mandatory for all travellers, submitted within three days before arrival including the arrival day, free of charge, ICA does not endorse third-party paid services). Read 2026-08-23.
Embassy of Romania in Singapore (singapore.mae.ro) — Condiţii de călătorie (visa-free for 90 days for tourism, visits, business and sport, accumulable within 180 days; passport valid at least 6 months at the date of exit; extension by application to Singapore immigration; work permit needed for employment; BioScreen fingerprinting; drug trafficking carries the death penalty). Read from an archived copy captured 2022-08-10, as mae.ro and singapore.mae.ro returned HTTP 503 on the day. Read 2026-08-23.
Poliţia de Frontieră Română — Călătoria minorilor români (minor leaving with one parent needs the other parent’s notarised declaration, valid 3 years from authentication, or a court order / death certificate; with a third party, a declaration from both parents naming the escort and destination; minors over 16 may travel alone with parental consent). Read 2026-08-23.
ICA — Seeking Extension of Visit Pass (apply online when the STVP has 14 days or less remaining, no walk-ins; processed within five working days; period granted subject to ICA assessment; S$40 fee when total stay reaches 90 days or more from entry; no employment on an STVP). Read 2026-08-23.
Direcţia Generală de Paşapoarte (pasapoarte.mai.gov.ro) — Termene de valabilitate ("Paşaportul simplu temporar are valabilitatea 12 luni"; electronic passport 10 years for adults, 5 for ages 12-18, 3 under 12); the temporary passport is not issued for tourism. Read 2026-08-23.
ICA — media release, 177 Persons Found with Electronic Vaporisers in Joint Operations at Changi Airport, 4 January 2024 (passengers told to pass through the Red Channel after baggage collection and declare e-vaporisers; possession carries a fine of up to S$2,000, import up to S$10,000 or six months; those who declare and dispose avoid penalties). Read 2026-08-23.
Health Sciences Authority (Singapore) — Vaping enforcement (purchase, possession and use of vaporisers prohibited since February 2018; Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act from 1 May 2026; convicted foreigners deported and barred from re-entry). Read 2026-08-23.

Entry rules change without notice and the official source is always the authority. Confirm with the embassy or immigration portal before you book.

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